The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20

, it were necessary God would come down
from the sky, followed by all the artillery OF
heaven and 100000 angels with drawn
swords Get 100 such redeemed men In each
of your churches, and nothing could stand
before them, for such men are generally warm
hearted and enthusiastic, No formal prayers
then. No heartless singing then No cold
Furthermore, the destitute children OF the
street offer field of work comparatively un-
occupied. The uncared for children are in
the majority in Brooklyn and most Of our
cities. When they growup, II unreformed,
they will outvote your children, and they will
hatch out other whisky rings, and grog
shops will kill with their horrid stencil public
sobriety, unless the church of God rises up
with outstretched arms and enfolds this dying
population in her bosom. Public schools can
not do it. Art galleries cannot do it, Black
wells Island cannot do it. Almshouses can
not do it. New York Tombs and Raymond
Street Jail cannot do it, Sing Sing cannot
do it, Church of God, wake up to your mag
nificent mission. You can do it, Get some-
where somehow to work.
The Prussian cavalry mount by putting
their right foot into the stirrup, while the
American cavalrymen mount by putting
their left foot into the stirrup. don't care
how you mount your war charger, II you
only got into this battle for God and get there
soon, right stirrup, or left Stirrup, or
no stirrup at all. The unoccupied fields
are all around us, and why should
we build on another mans foundationl
That God has called this church to
especial work no one can doubt. Its his
tory has been miraculous. God has helped us
at every step, and though the wheels of its
have all been forwarded, and never backward,
and now with our borders enlarged and with
important re-enforcements we start on a new
campaign At Sharon Springs, nineteen
years ago walking in the park, asked God, if
he had any particular work for me to do, to
mako it plain and would do it. He revealed
to me the style of church we we're to have, an
he revealed to me the architecture, and he re
vealed to me the modes of worship, and he
revealed to me my work, and, as far as in my
ignorance and weakness have seen the right
way, ! have tried to walk in it.
We decided that we want d 1T a
soul saving church, and it has been
almost a constant outpouring of the Holy
Ghost. Ye powers of darkness, We devils in
hell, we mean to snatch from your dominion
other mutitudes, if God will help us. | have
heard of what was called the ''thundering
legion" 1t was in 10 part of the Roman
army to which some Christians belonged,
and their prayers, it was said, were an
swered by thunder and lightning and hail
and tempest, which overthrow an invading
army AMI saved the empire. And ! would
to God that this church may b. so
mighty in prayer and work that it would be-
come laundering legion before which the
forces of sin might be routed and the gates OF
hell be made to tramble. Now that the autumn
has come and the gospel ship has been re-
paired and enlarged, it is time to launch her
Tor another voyage. Heave away now lads
shake out the reefs in the foretopsail Come,
o heavenly wind, and fill the canvas! Jesus
aboard will assure our safety. Jesus on the
sea will beckon us forward. Jesus on tho
shining shore will welcome us into harbor.
"And so it came to pass that they all escaped
safe to land.n